Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Rīkaharduz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *rīks (“king, ruler”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.kɑ.ˌxɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*Rīkaharduz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Rīkaharduz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Rīkaharduz
vocative	*Rīkahardu
accusative	*Rīkahardų
genitive	*Rīkahardauz
dative	*Rīkahardiwi
instrumental	*Rīkahardū

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Rīkahard
  • Old High German: Rīcohard, *Rīhhart
    • German: Richard, Rikard
  • → Latin: Richardus
    • Old French: Richard
      • French: Richard
      • → Middle English: Rycharde
        • English: Richard
    • Italian: Riccardo
    • Portuguese: Ricardo
    • Spanish: Ricardo
• Old Norse: Ríkharðr
  • Icelandic: Ríkharður